Unbound vol. XII 2024
above- Seasons by Jennifer Danly - from Unbound vol.X
Winners of Unbound; People's Choice Awards 2024
First place, Kris Manning - "Doe a Deer"
2nd place, Marcia Vogler - "Burds with Words"
3rd place, Judith Taylor, "Gauze"
Curator's Award 2024
Dorsey Hogg - "Get the Story Straight"
Curator's Honorable Mentions:
Debra A. Kraemer - "Wonder", Anne McMillan - "Sea Fever", Carole McNamee - "Making a Mark", Carolyn Shattuck - "Trophied", Judith Taylor - "Gauze", and Wayne Thompson - "Painted Book 2024"
June 21st - July 20th. The opening reception on June 21st from 5:30-7:30pm!
The 12th year of this annual exhibit, Unbound features Artist's Books, as well as artwork of books, about books, and made from books. Viewers will experience the fascinating world of Artists' Books, objects with visual narratives and complex constructions that are one-of a kind artworks. There will also be sculptures made from books, and other works about, or of, books.
We will award 3 "People's Choice" prizes at the closing of the exhibit. Viewers can vote for their top three favorite artworks - one vote per visit, please!
Helen Curtis
Butterfly Book
Unbound vol.XI
In Memorium
Carolyn Shattuck
Australian Aboriginal Art
Acknowledging " The Great Australian Silence"
5"x5"x2"
$500
Carolyn Shattuck
Trophied
Lions are endangered as poachers shoot them for parts and trophies
H-13'xW- 5" x D-3.5" closed
$900
Laurel Rogers
Hidden Images
plants eco-prints, vintage music paper, linen thread, walnut ink, Burgra paper, museum board
6.5" x 19" open
$275
Laurel Rogers
Eco-prints Panorama Accordion Book
elephant hide paper, eco-prints, Marbled paper with paste paper layer
8" x 15" open
$275
Laurel Rogers
Books, Words and Literature
Korean paper, card stock tags, literature from around the world, Japanese paper and stamping for slip cover
5.25" x 6" open
$150
Katherine Rawson
Posada People SOLD
catalog cutouts, photocopies, drawing paper
4.5 x 25 Inches (when fully open)
$50
Katherine Rawson
My Neighbors
rice paper, handmade stamps, colored pencil
3 x 24 inches (when fully open)
$50
Katherine Rawson
Vegetating SOLD
catalog pages, handcut stamps, colored pencil
4 x 16 inches (when fully open)
$50
Lynda Knisley
“Writer’s Block”
18 author’s quotes in 18 hand made paper books, signatures on wooden blocks
10"x14"x4"
$275
Lynda Knisley
A Dust Jacket Jacket
translucent dust covers, hand made papers, book parts
10"x13"x2"
$150
Lynda Knisley
Dic-shoe-nary (Worth 1,000 Words)
vintage dictionary pages, scrap leather, shoe laces, one salvaged shoe
6"x8"x9"
$200
Deborah Sacks
Flying Kites
mixed media digital prints
11"x14"
$75
Deborah Sacks
The Smallest Feline
mixed media digital prints
14 x 8.5
$70
Deborah Sacks
Cozy Corner 2
mixed media digital prints
12.5"x12.5"
$85
Jen Danly
"Blackbirds"
paper collage
6"x42" overall. Displayed (standing) 6"x32"x6"
NFS
Carole McNamee
Archetypal Mandalas: Reflections of a Life Cycle
paper, board, digitized prints of painted mandala images
6"x10.5"x1" closed, 21" diameter open
$350
Carole McNamee
Making a Mark
paper, board, original ink and graphite images
8"x8"x.75" closed, 8"x36"x6" open
$200
Carole McNamee
Bird Song SOLD
paper, board, original collages
6"x6"x1" closed, 6"x6"x15" open
$125
Margaret Clayton
Old Friends - Sold
watercolor on arches paper
8 1/2" x 14 1/2"
$150
Kris Manning
Doe a Deer
A deer form adorned with 1,000 guitar picks, music book pages and embroidered embellishments
28"x12"x21"
$1699
Aubrie Gilbert
White Raven
Acrylic and literature
17"x14"
$250
Marcia Vogler
Burds with Words ALL SOLD
This piece is a collection of 'pages' consisting of paper collages with cardboard frames. Each collage is a unique bird with something to say.
each, 10 1/2 x 8 1/2", total hung together ( 12) 48" x 40" approximately
$75 each, $140 for 2
Dorsey Hogg
Get the Story Straight
thrift store frame, discarded book pages
25x30"
$1200
Dorsey Hogg
Tightly Bound
discarded 2007 world book encyclopedia pages
12"x12"x12"
$1000
Debra A Kraemer
Wonder - Diorama book structure
cardstock, matboard, magazines
3" x 3" x 2 3/8"
$115
Debra A Kraemer
Day Dreaming - Concertina book structure
silk, papers, ephemera
7.25" x 5.75" x 3/8"
$125
Debra A Kraemer
Bath Time - Tunnel book structure
paper, mirror, wire
5" x 7" x 1", width extends to 3"
$225
Anne McMillan
Shale
multi-needle coptic, shale, linen thread, tannin dyed paper
8" x 4.5" x 2.75"
$900
Anne McMillan
L'Invitation au Voyage
coptic bound, beeswax, linen thread, collaged book board
3.5" x 2.5" x 2"
$500
Anne McMillan
Sea Fever
multi-needle coptic, watercolor paper, photo's on vellum, driftwood, beach finds
$1000
Wayne Thompson
Painted book 2024
book with wire
14"x14"x14"
$400
Barbara Abraham
Stag Moon
altered book, pen & ink, watercolors
8" X 5.5" X 1"
$150
Barbara Abraham
Snake
explosion book, pen & ink, collage
5" X 5" closed; opens to 24"
$150
Barbara Bartlett
A History of Who is Sylvia SOLD
price tags on canvas
25 x 20 x 1
$600
Barbara Bartlett
Cracking Open my Book
eggshells from local chickens, cardboard, ribbon
4 x 4 x varies
$375
Barbara Bartlett
The Primer of Stitching and Printing
eco dyed fabrics, threads
8"x6"x1"
$425
Heather Wishik
Dance, Dance, Dance
music, prints & dress pattern bits
6x20x2.5 accordion folded; 6 x 24 flat, mounted on foam core 16x20 -will have back wire for hanging
NFS
Amy Schachter
We All Need a Little Help
acrylic paint & paper on wood
5 1/2” 6 1/2”
$30
Amy Schachter
How Will We Know?
acrylic paint & paper on wood
5 1/4 x 9 3/4”
$60
Amy Schachter
Melancholy
acrylic paint, graphite & paper on wood panels
5 3/4”x 16 3/4”
$175
Robert Burchess
Volume III: Another little black sketchbook full of weird drawings of people (viewer discretion advised)
black sketchbook
11" x 8"
price upon request
A.S. McGuffin
Treasure Your Word in My Heart
oil on panel
18"x24"
$4500
A.S. McGuffin
Bibliophile
oil on panel
9"x12"
$1250
A.S. McGuffin
Unbound
oil on panel
12"x16"
$975
Tara Wray
Book of Sons
paper
$100
Richard Cofrancesco
The Power of the Written Word Tap in
$100
Diane Kemble
Awake
handmade paste paper, photos from calendars, magazines, and other print media
5"x6"x3"
NFS
Judith Taylor
GAUZE
gauze, ink, rubble
NFS
Eileen Vaughn
A Poem Experience: A Tribute to William Carlos Williams
old books and book paraphernalia, paper, a BareConductive TouchBoard, tape, glues, spray paint, and a wagon
NFS
Julie Puttgen
(m)otherbible
antique bible, bookcloth, collage, mylar
9x11.25x5"
NFS
Tiffany LaGrange
Secret Book Garden
thrifted book with watercolors and gold leaf
7"x11"x2"
$200
Anne Mapplebeck
Orange is the Way to Go
book covers, metal, plastic, rubber, paper
20.75” x 11.75”
$1000
Anne Mapplebeck
Red with Mouse
book cover, photograph, paper
12.25” x 7.75”
$800
Anne Mapplebeck
Circles in Pink
book cover, paper, beeswax
7.25” x 5"
$700
Sloane Dawson
My Library - Sold
found objects
12"x4"
$125
Sloane Dawson
My Coloring Book
found objects
12"X14"
$125
Charlet Davenport
"Cornered in Blue and White" illustration for Longfellow's poem "Lady Wentworth"
hand built -and glazed ceramic
NFS
Sherry Belisle
The Gutenberg Tree
collage
4.5"x6.5"
$35
Marcy Bartlett
Family Photo Album Made by Grandfather, Fred C Altvater
NFS
Deborah Goodwin
Park Bench Pillow
muslin, newspaper, glue, thread, packing paper
$100
Deborah Goodwin
Streetwear
sample dot paper, newspaper, discarded book pages, glue, thread
36"x 44"
$1000
Unbound vol. XII
June 21 - July 20, 2024
closed - July 4th
open - July 5th/6th, 10-6pm
Opening reception -
June 21 - 5:30-7:30 pm
Closing and awards -
July 20 - 5:30 - 7:30 pm
above - Weaving Through the Discard Pile
by Dorsey Hogg